I've never had a 5th wheel trailer but see myself getting one next year, so I'm wondering what brand or options should I get for a personal 5th wheel for traveling across the country on camping trips?
I think I've seen them with air bags built in?
Is that good or a weak point?
Ignore brand bashers as those that do generally have never used the product. Kind's like bash a Dodge and say I've read on this or that forum GM and Ford trucks are the best. Pure BS.
My 5th wheel trailer weighs 11200-11400 lb range and use a 16k Reese since '97. No issues at all. I use a come-along hanging in the tractor barn to raise and store the hitch.
Not knowing what weight 5er you will be looking at doesn't help in a selection. You sure don't need a high priced hitch for a 5er under say 10k-12k unless you just gotta' have one. Air bag hitches are better suited for heavy trailers 12k-13k and up.
I have a '97 long bed 4x4 cummins diesel 5 speed dually truck.
& does it alway get mounted directly centered above the rear axle?
I like 3" forward of the rear axle on my long bed trucks for my GN and 5th wheel trailers.
Are some much easier to remove?
I've seen stakebed trucks with retractable 5th wheels in the bed, can that be done in a pick up truck?
Some of the hitch brands mentioned are heavy in weight. Spend some time on each hitch makers website.....ask questions and listen to what they have top say...... and see how much the hitch weighs.
Your long bed truck doesn't need a sliding hitch.
Hitches like the Anderson and PullRite ISR Superlite weigh in the 50-60 lb range and in a class by themselves.
"good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment" ............ Will Rogers
'03 2500 QC Dodge/Cummins HO 3.73 6 speed manual Jacobs Westach
'97 Park Avanue 28' 5er 11200 two slides
